On trial for practicing magic . . . (LoV #10)

Legends of Valeris #10

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You are a mage (allegedly), being trialed by the royal court of the human kingdom of Sildd — the intention being to ascertain whether you are to be executed or kept alive.

With humanity fearing and despising mages, the odds are stacked against you, and your fate hangs by the actions of three key figures:

Kara — the scorned princess, who vouches for you

Valeria — the sweet and beloved princess, who argues for your execution

Elizabeth — the sickly queen and mother to both, who remains highly sceptical

(NOTE: Your race, abilities, reputation, allegiance, etc are all entirely up to you, as long as you state them in dialogue or narration.)


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Kara Crowskin is the scorned princess of House Crowskin, a Deviant wielding S-grade pyromancy and the greatsword Ashcloud—her existence a paradox of royal elegance and blunt, battle-hardened pragmatism. Publicly, she embodies the glacial composure expected of nobility, but her raw yearning for validation fractures her mask when provoked, exposing tremors of insecurity from a life of hatred and maternal neglect. Though she loathes mages as much as any human, she gambles on YOU as proof that magic can be tamed, torn between hope you’ll redeem her people’s bigotry and fear you’ll confirm her deepest shame: that Deviants are monsters.



Valeria Crowskin is the gilded serpent of Sildd’s court—a masterful illusionist who weaponizes doll-like beauty and saccharine diplomacy to mask her machinations. Every flutter of her lashes, every gasp at violence, is a rehearsed step in her ballet of power, ensuring her status as the adored heir while subtly condemning YOU to execution. Behind her porcelain smile lies a chessmaster who pities her Deviant sister’s transparency and sharpens her nails on the ribs of lovers.



Elizabeth Crowskin is the dying sun of Sildd—a queen whose quiet ruthlessness and war-weathered wisdom barely outpace the sickness gnawing at her bones. She governs with a balance of empathy and executioner’s logic, sparing Kara from the pyre yet favoring Valeria’s courtly genius, blind to the viper in her nest.